There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Rotterdam by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to 's-Hertogenboschtrain 78 / ...
- Take the train from Tilburg to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 50m€82–459Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 023
10h€40–98Train, night train
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Utrecht Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 5m€45–156Drive 476.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Rotterdamcar 476.2 km
4h 33m€85–122Train via Hamm
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hamm to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
10h 24m€83–288
Europe to Rotterdam by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Rotterdam is to train and bus which costs €40 - €100 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Rotterdam is to drive which takes 4h 33m and costs €80 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to Rotterdam. However, there are services departing from Herleshausen Bahnhof and arriving at Rotterdam Centraal via Eisenach Hbf, Frankfurt, 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
The distance between Europe and Rotterdam is 662 km. The road distance is 476.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Rotterdam without a car is to train which takes 9h 50m and costs €80 - €460.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Europe to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Europe to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Eisenach Hbf station.
Europe to Rotterdam train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Rotterdam is 476 km. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Europe to Rotterdam.
There are 852+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between Europe and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Rotterdam Centraal via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Frankfurt, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Tilburg in around 9h 50m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Tilburg to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–97
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–97
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Hamm(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hamm to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
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